Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 10645
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10/16   Play games while peeing.
        http://web.media.mit.edu/~hayes/mas863/urinecontrol.html
        \_ typical idiotic useless media lab product.  if they just designed
           a loud buzzer that would sound off when some asshole pees on
           the floor, it would cost less, and actaually do something usefull.
           but, of course, if it was usefull, the media lab wouldn't care
           about it.
           \_ No stranger than etching a fly in the bottom of the urinal.
              See, some people appreciate creativity.
              \_ I just tried it. It's fun.
           \_ Dude, get over it.
        \_ While I think it's really lame technically and socially, from
           the perspective of exposure and media coverage, it is a BRILLIANT
           idea. MIT realizes that technology is only a small part of what
           make a product or a company or a school great, and they do a
           really good job reaching out to the public. I just wish that
           Berkeley could be more detail oriented and be as good as MIT.
            \_ Berkeley is above such things.  If you were concerned with the
               real world you wouldn't have attended Berkeley.  Or at least
               that's what my favorite college drop out csua member would say.
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web.media.mit.edu/~hayes/mas863/urinecontrol.html -> web.media.mit.edu/%7Ehayes/mas863/urinecontrol.html
The Youre In Control system uses computation to enhance the act of urination. Sensors in the back of a urinal detect the position of a stream of urine, enabling people to play interactive games on a screen mounted above the urinal. In an age when few people question that computers are changing social codes, Youre In Control questions how technology can both challenge and enforce social mores. On one hand, Youre In Control questions a basic social code of privacy by assuming that even simulated public urination is acceptable if the participant is playing a computer game. On the other hand, Youre In Control proposes the application of technology to positively enforce social codes of sanitation.